• GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    “Before, I used to buy eggs for 70 rubles ($0.78) a dozen. Now they cost between 130 and 140 rubles ($1.45 to $1.56)—twice as much,” Ilia Zaroubine, a 21-year-old student, said.

    I realize that it’s probably a greater percentage of total wages, but by US standards, that’s still dirt cheap.

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      6 months ago

      Most American citizens, despite some struggles we face, still make twice as much or more than the average Russian.

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          6 months ago

          Righto mate.

          Not at all to do with different cost of living.

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            It has to do with conflating needs with wants.

            They believe those who have more deserve more before those who have less.